In Memory

Debbie

​Debbie was a 900 pound farm pig that was being used as a breeding sow. She had given birth to several litters throughout her life time and due to complications with her last litter she could no longer be bred. The farmers wife had a very strong attachment to her but they could not keep her due to the concern their boar would break down the fence to breed her. She was desperate to find Debbie a home or else they were going to have her put down because they could not "turn her into sausages" because they were so fond of her. Debbie was being kept in a pen that was not much bigger than she was and she was not able to express her natural instincts of rooting and gathering brush for a bed. During her time at the sanctuary she had been quite happy rooting in the dirt and ripping out plants (and trees!) to build a nest. Unfortunately she came down with cancer in April of 2017 and did not survive much longer after the diagnosis.Debbie is the reason this sanctuary was started - after my experience with rescuing her and volunteering at the RASTA Sanctuary I made a life altering decision to start a farm sanctuary to provide animals with a forever home.

Gertie

Gertie was our one legged wonder! She lost her leg after an accident at the farm she was being raised at. Gertie was constantly battling infections from cuts and abrasions on her wings due to her mobility difficulties. Two days after receiving her prosthetic leg she succumbed to one of those infections despite our best efforts to treat it based on medical advice. One of the most difficult parts of her lose is that our chicken Henry lost his best friend.